Approval Progress on 286 Boston Names for Plattsburg Camp
More than 300 Boston residents enrolled for training at the Plattsburg camp, with 286 names approved by the East Army department at Governor's Island. Massachusetts enrolment officials in the Shawmut Bank building expect further approvals before the train departs Monday morning. The overall roll from New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh and Baltimore totals about 1200, with only local approvals confirmed so far.
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Plattsburg, N. Y
Department of the East
United States Army
Governor’s Island
New York
Massachusetts
Shawmut Bank
Army
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburg
Baltimore
New Job Held Up by Mayor Over Judicial Appointment
Judge Charles Sullivan appoints his brother in law John P. Foley as assistant probation officer at 1500 salary. Mayor Curley delays City Council order establishing the office for further investigation.
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Charles $. Sullivan
Charlestown
Foley Appointed Assistant Probation Officer Despite Mayor's Hurdle
Judge Sullivan named Foley to a new assistant probation officer post, effective July 1, with a salary of 1500 dollars pending City Council approval and Mayor Curley’s sign off. Foley had been discharged from Deer Island in May for conduct unbecoming an officer.
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Foley
Deer Island
Penal Institutions
David B. Shaw
Sullivan
Charlestown
Eastland Inquests Postponed a Week
In Chicago on August 6 a decision on indictments for those responsible for the Eastland disaster was delayed. Federal and State grand juries adjourned to next Tuesday while Secretary Redfield ended his inquiry and left for Pittsfield Massachusetts to continue vacation.
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Chicago
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Pittsfield
Mass
Washington
Tracy Charged With Embezzling From Western Electric
Reginald P. Tracy of West Roxbury and South Boston was arrested on a complaint charging embezzlement from the Western Electric Company. The alleged theft totals $629.07, though the missing sum is said to be much larger. he was later released on bail.
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Reginald P. Tracy
Manthorne Road
West Roxbury
Western Electric Company
Farnsworth Street
Boston
Tracy
Tracy Charged In Four Year Embezzlement Case
Tracy, under six weeks of detective surveillance, faces a warrant for arrest tied to alleged thefts totaling 629.07 dollars. Investigators from Watts Detective Agency and American Surety Company led the probe, with Tracy said to have admitted theft to police.
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Tracy
Watts Detective Agency
American Surety Company
New York
Harry B. Gilmore
Bookings Closed for Canopic Steerage to Italian Ports
Passengers for the White Star liner Canopic to sail for Italian ports late next week are fully booked with 180 passengers. The majority are Italian young men enlisted for military service.
Hyacinthine Macaw Draws Crowds at Franklin Park Aviary
A striking hyacinthine macaw, a large parrot, captivates visitors at Franklin Park aviary. Though wild by nature, the bird has become domesticated and seeks attention within the expansive park enclosure.
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Franklin Park
Macaw Displays Prideful Beauty in Aviary Cage
A macaw captivates visitors with a friendly demeanor and graceful pose in the aviary. The bird eagerly accepts treats from guests, including Miss Elizabeth Smith, and animates its perch with swinging motions when acknowledged.
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Aviary
Elizabeth Smith
Cambridge Sets 1915 Tax Rate at 23 Dollars
The Cambridge tax rate for 1915 is set at 23 dollars, up from 21.40. Officials cite higher state county and city expenses and a $2.18 million rise in taxable property as reasons. City total valuation stands at 130,071,810 versus 127,891,395 last year.
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Cambridge
Prof Balch Returns From War Trek Urging Peace Terms
Professor Emily Balch of Wellesley describes a peace mission through Scandinavia and Russia with four peers to press terms for ending the war. She warns that delays by France and England could push Russia toward Germany and fuel militarism, urging coordinated peace mechanisms and involvement of women in governance.
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Emily Balch
Wellesley
Scandinavia
Russia
Women’s Peace Party
Germany
France
England
Women’s City Club
Beacon Street
Professor Balch
Mme
Rosika Schwimmer
Mme. Ramondt
Ellen Paanstierna
Woman Suffrage Association of
Sweden
Mme. Schwimmer
Christiania
Haakon VII
Thien
Knudsnen
Storthing
Christian Lange
Interparliamentary Union
Tornec
Petrograd
Mme. Gawein
Sazanoff
Austria
Turkey
City workers ordered to pay poll tax for 1914
Mayor Curley notified 3000 city employees that the city collector, his brother, will accept poll tax payments for 1914. Delinquents face salary deductions by the city treasurer. The mayor said high salaried men are the main offenders.
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Curley
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